<h2>Local History</h2>
<p id="about">The Chi Phi Fraternity at Florida State University received its charter on February 16, 1968.
    On that date we were formally designated as the Nu Delta Chapter and recognized by our national office.
    Today, Chi Phi is becoming the most well rounded on campus fraternity. Significant advances have been
    made in many areas including memberships numbers.  In four years the Nu Delta chapter has grown from 11 
    to over 110.  Participation and competition in intramural sports has become a serious part of brotherhood. 
    Just two years after re-building we won gold division by more points than any other fraternity
    in the past nine years, effectively moving us up into the garnet division ranks. Chi Phi realizes though
    that without the university the fraternity could not exist.  So we make sure to give back as much as possible
    through participation in Dance marathon, homecoming, and many other philanthropies sponsored by organizations
    both greek and independent.  In 2008, our brotherhood has raised over $10,000 for various charities and performed
    over 1,500 community service hours.  Our top priority however is  academics.  We have won the best GPA on campus, and have
    been in the top three since the re-build of our chapter.  Memberships requires brothers to maintain a GPA over the
    all-campus average but that is just the minimum.  Finally,
    Chi Phi believes in making leaders on campus. Our brothers are involved in all facets of campus
    life including Emerging Leaders, Order of Omega, Alpha Phi Omega, Army and Air force ROTC,
    IFC rush, public relations, and orientation committees, Marching Chiefs drum line, Torch, FSU
    Fishing Club, Dance Marathon Catering, Public Relations, and Event Management Captains, Relay
    For Life Executive Board, Seminole Student Boosters Executive Board, Phi Eta Sigma Honors
    Society, Student Alumni Association and Scalphunters to name a few.<br /><br />

Chi Phi is a lot of work, but it is also a lot of fun. Our house is the closest fraternity house to
Doak Campbell Stadium, making our football tailgates second to none. You can always catch us in the
front lawn heckling opposing fans and hanging out with sorority girls. This year we had live bands
at each of our tailgates making our house the place to be for pre-game festivities. The Spring is
full of social events in order to make up for the lack of a football schedule. Chi Phi hosts several
annual events such as a hayride, christmas party, and a formal event that consists of a weekend out of town.
There are also several socials and crushes are held throughout the year as well. A social is where
we rent out a bar and invite another sorority to join us. They are usually themed which makes them
a lot of fun. A crush is similar but it is open to any girls that want to come instead of just one
sorority. Chi Phi is building a tradtion of campus leadership, and will continue to do so for years to come.</p>



<h2>Achievements:</h2>
<ol>
    <li>Fastest Growing Fraternity at Florida State</li>
    <li>Dance Marathon Champions Spring 2008</li>
    <li>Collectively Awarded over $5,000 in scholarships Summer 2008</li>
    <li>2007 Thomas A. Gehring Award for Nation’s Most Improved Chapter</li>
    <li>2008 Thomas A. Gehring Award for Nation's Best Chapter</li>
    <li>2007 Philanthropic Achievement Award</li>
    <li>2007 Most Involved Alumni Award</li>
    <li>2007-2008 Gold Division Intramural Champion (more points than any other fraternity)</li>
    <li>Host 2008 Chi Phi Southeast Regional Leadership Alliance</li>
    <li>Host 2008 Chi Phi Fraternity Congress in New Orleans, La</li>
    <li>40 consecutive years on campus Spring 2008 (Feb. 10, 2008) </li>

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